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This is my 

Christmas Candy Striped Sampler Afghan ~ Started Here

It is a monthly BOM kit and I am catching up as I had been focused on other projects. I know this month's kit is on the way, so I may or may not be ready for it when it arrives, but I am making good progress.  Crocheting is a no stress zone for me.  I find it very relaxing. 

Over the weekend I was able to complete ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 22

This week I stitched Stripes 1-9 for my

Christmas Candy Striped Sampler Afghan ~ Started Here

This completes the first three months of this BOM which is for purchase via

Annie's Crochet Stripe Afghan Club

I am not affiliated with this business.  I am providing the link only so you may find this pattern if you are interested in making this afghan.

The monthly kits include a written pattern and yarn and there are how-to videos for both right and left handed crocheters online for club members. 

I am requested this as ...

Crocheting Again

My yarn bag keeps calling me to take it out to my yard swing and enjoy the day, 

... so here I am again as my sewing machine patiently waits. 

This is my 

Christmas Candy Striped Sampler Afghan ~ Started Here

It is a monthly BOM kit and I am a few months behind as I have been focused on finishing other projects.

This project was Last Worked On Here.

If it looks like I am stitching the same rows again, it is because I am.

If you look closely you may be able to se there was a ...

I Like "I Like Thursday."

This is my 118th post for 

I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color

I made this image soon after I started participating.

I may not have been able to post every Thursday,

 but long ago this became the focal post of the week for my blog.

I have made wonderfully supportive friends who always try to find the good things in life to share even when we our hearts are torn or heavy. 

This year I hope to be more "present" in my posts and comments

in appreciation for this community.

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show 2022! 

I started Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 1 here in 2021.

By December I was questioning whether I was going to continue in 2022.

After thinking it over and realizing that I made some very creative and kind new friends last year and that my little online sewing circle was growing and has given  me many smiles and much inspiration. 

Warm hugs to all who have participated!

The image at the top is a temporary one.

My daughter made last my button for me last year and will be updating it for me when she ...

Christmas Candy Crochet Sampler

I was on a roll ... 

 er ... maybe ... ?

These yarns come in one of those "easy pull" skeins.

I have never been convinced these are "easy" to "pull.

For the white skein for the first stripe I tried easy pulling for the skein.

About 3 rows in it stopped easy pulling.  

It stopped pulling completely.

After digging in and pulling out the humungous knot in the center,

spending an hour or so ...

Day 3 of 2022 found me still working on the second stripe of the

Christmas Candy Crochet Sampler

This stitch is a HDC (Half Double Crochet) variation.

After watching the same small section of the instruction video a few times and starting this row over, I almost mastered the stitch. It is a stitch that I believe I had done over 40 years ago but I can not quite recall.  After I got the stitch placement down, I found I had picked up several extra stitches in the row.

After pulling it out again and completing the rows for this ...

A new creative challenge for a new year!

The red is Stripe 2 in the 

Annie's Crochet Stripe Afghan Club

There are several pretty colorways for this club.

I chose the "Christmas Candy" colors.

This is a gift that I picked out when Mr. Scrapatch asked me what I wanted for Christmas.

I will be receiving the pattern and yarn for three rows every month. It is a bit pricey but it includes access to instruction videos which I will need to do the rows with more advanced stitches. So far I am calling this a good gift and ...